Passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (2000) and
the
Re-authorizations of 2003 and 2005
Federal cases from 2001 to 2005, investigations
Federal cases from 2001 to
2005,
prosecutions
Department of Justice Model
Statute
States with anti-trafficking
laws
(some not yet in effect)
Reasons for a lack of state laws
Other methods to combat human trafficking:
Potential sources of data on
offenders